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Truong-Linh Chau, Thu-Ha Nguyen and Van-Ngoc Pham
Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls have been widely applied in construction to maintain the stability of high embankments. In Vietnam, imported reinforcement materials are expensive; thus, finding locally available materials for MSE walls is benef...
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Yu Li, Jingyi Ouyang, Yong Peng and Yang Liu
Cavitation happening inside an inclined V-shaped corner is a common and important phenomenon in practical engineering. In the present study, the lattice Boltzmann models coupling velocity and temperature fields are adopted to investigate this complex col...
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Sipho G. Thango, Georgios E. Stavroulakis and Georgios A. Drosopoulos
A numerical investigation of masonry walls subjected to blast loads is presented in this article. A non-linear finite element model is proposed to describe the structural response of the walls. A unilateral contact?friction law is used in the interfaces ...
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Yuning Zhang, Xiaofei Zhang, Shurui Zhang, Hongbo Wang, Kehui Zha, Zhaohao Li and Yuning Zhang
The cavitation bubble within a droplet is one of the frontier topics in bubble dynamics, with applications in many industrial fields. In the present paper, the dynamics of the cavitation bubble wall and the droplet surface, with different radius ratios, ...
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Hongyu Sun, Yi Hu, Junhai Zhao, Da Wang and Yi Liu
The beam-only connected reinforced concrete shear wall (BRW) is used as a reinforcing component to enhance the seismic performance of concrete-filled, double-skin steel tube (CFDST) frames. The effects of the BRW on seismic risks of CFDST frames are inve...
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Giovanna Concu, Mariangela Deligia and Mauro Sassu
Several Italian cities are characterized by the presence of centuries-old historic walls, which have a cultural heritage value and, due to their structural role as a retaining wall, often influence the safety of adjacent buildings and infrastructure. Anc...
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Hongkai Du, Jiaxin Yu, Yuandong Wang, Yuhua Zhu, Yuyang Tang and Haimeng Wang
The cultural, architectural, and historical heritage value of the Great Wall of China drives the need to maintain, rehabilitate, and restore its structural integrity from artificial and natural damage. In this study, a hybrid architectural visualization ...
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Jianxing Yu, Weipeng Xu, Yang Yu, Fei Fu, Huakun Wang, Shengbo Xu and Shibo Wu
The objective of this study was to investigate the performance of pipelines repaired with carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) under external pressure. The repaired pipeline experienced defects in terms of thinning of its local inner wall. The three-di...
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Maral Jafari, Yuxin Pan, Md Shahnewaz and Thomas Tannert
The effects of long duration ground motions on the seismic performance of a newly constructed two-storey balloon-type cross-laminated timber (CLT) building located in Vancouver, Canada, was studied. A three-dimensional numerical model of the building was...
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Maria Cristina Porcu, Juan Carlos Vielma Pérez, Gavino Pais, Diego Osorio Bravo and Juan Carlos Vielma Quintero
Due to their excellent seismic behavior, shear wall-type concrete buildings are very popular in earthquake-prone countries like Chile. According to current seismic regulations, the performance of such structures can be indifferently assessed through line...
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